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Thursday, October 28, 2010

John LeBoutillier, a NewsMax.com pundit, is a former U.S. Congressman and a nationally recognized political commentator. Mr. LeBoutillier rose to national prominence in 1974 when, as a college student at Harvard, he raised over a quarter million dollars for a former Republican challenger against South Dakota Senator George McGovern.

Mr. LeBoutillier's efforts caught the notice of President Ford's re-election campaign and in 1976 he was appointed regional coordinator, responsible for all field activities in New Jersey.

Mr. LeBoutillier has been a prolific writer, beginning with his best-selling book Harvard Hates America. Later he authored Vietnam Now and co-authored Primary, a novel. He has contributed to many major newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal, among others.

In 1980, Mr. LeBoutillier was elected to represent New York's 6th District. He defeated a 16-year Democrat incumbent and became the youngest member of the 97th Congress. In the House, Congressman LeBoutillier served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and as a member of Special House POW/MIA Task Force.

After leaving Congress, Mr. LeBoutillier continued to be active in POW/MIA affairs. He currently runs "Sky Hook II Project," dedicated to recovering living American POWs in Southeast Asia.

He also has been a frequent commentator and host of several media programs. He is a frequent guest on radio and television shows. In 1981 he conducted an exclusive interview with Alexander Solzhenitsyn for NBC's Tomorrow show. He has hosted radio talk show programs on WMCA radio and WABC radio. In 1984, Mr. LeBoutillier interviewed Richard M. Nixon for the ABC Network radio in his first live network radio appearance since leaving the White House. He has been a frequent guest on many national talk show programs, including the Today show, ABC's 20/20, Nightline and CNN's Crossfire.

John's new book, "The Obama Identity," is co-authored with Ed Klein: www.TheObamaIdentity.com

Thursday, October 21, 2010

John LeBoutillier, a NewsMax.com pundit, is a former U.S. Congressman and a nationally recognized political commentator. Mr. LeBoutillier rose to national prominence in 1974 when, as a college student at Harvard, he raised over a quarter million dollars for a former Republican challenger against South Dakota Senator George McGovern.

Mr. LeBoutillier's efforts caught the notice of President Ford's re-election campaign and in 1976 he was appointed regional coordinator, responsible for all field activities in New Jersey.

Mr. LeBoutillier has been a prolific writer, beginning with his best-selling book Harvard Hates America. Later he authored Vietnam Now and co-authored Primary, a novel. He has contributed to many major newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal, among others.

In 1980, Mr. LeBoutillier was elected to represent New York's 6th District. He defeated a 16-year Democrat incumbent and became the youngest member of the 97th Congress. In the House, Congressman LeBoutillier served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and as a member of Special House POW/MIA Task Force.

After leaving Congress, Mr. LeBoutillier continued to be active in POW/MIA affairs. He currently runs "Sky Hook II Project," dedicated to recovering living American POWs in Southeast Asia.

He also has been a frequent commentator and host of several media programs. He is a frequent guest on radio and television shows. In 1981 he conducted an exclusive interview with Alexander Solzhenitsyn for NBC's Tomorrow show. He has hosted radio talk show programs on WMCA radio and WABC radio. In 1984, Mr. LeBoutillier interviewed Richard M. Nixon for the ABC Network radio in his first live network radio appearance since leaving the White House. He has been a frequent guest on many national talk show programs, including the Today show, ABC's 20/20, Nightline and CNN's Crossfire.

John's new book, "The Obama Identity," is co-authored with Ed Klein: www.TheObamaIdentity.com

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Homeschooling, though not new, has surged in popularity in recent years as parents react to the educational and moral deficiencies of today's public schools. It is estimated upwards of two million American children are now homeschooled, many being recruited by top colleges and universities.

Ron Strom, his wife, Leanne, and their two teenage girls, Ariel and Tianna, talk with Barry about the issues involved with homeschooling. Leanne is a wife, mother and main teacher, Ariel, 17 years, is a high school senior, and Tianna, 18, is a homeschool graduate.

Sure, homeschooling is a lot of work, especially for the mother, but it doesn't compare with the work needed to effectively deprogram a child who is not homeschooled.

Christians are tasked with bringing up their children "in the nurture and admonition of the Lord," to raise them to embrace the truth of the Bible and live out that truth in obedience day to day. If a Christian sends his children to the government schools for several hours each week – or even to the age-segregated and peer-dependent environs of a private school – how many hours and how much effort is needed to counteract the inestimable impact of the secular worldview and cultural swamp such a child experiences in even one day?

Do the math. If a child is subject to the current atheistic indoctrination that passes for education in the government schools for six hours a day, how many hours would his or her parents have to spend to undo that influence? And, even if it were possible, are there really Christian parents who go through such an exercise? Again, I'm just too lazy to do so.

If one of my daughters were to come home from school having been wrapped up in a juvenile scenario of matching up boys and girls, and she begins to value such silliness, how many hours might it take me to counsel her through the countless broken hearts when campus romances explode? And worse, how many hours would be needed to deal with good old-fashioned rebellion when it rears its ugly head thanks to today's pervasive youth ethic of disrespecting their parents?

Countless Christian ministries give parents tips on how to "connect" with these supposedly strange people called teenagers and how to deal with rebellion and discontent, in hopes that a reasonable adult emerges after several years of relational angst. Perhaps Christian parents should prevent such attitudes from starting by refusing to turn their treasures over to the state (or, again, even private schools) in the first place.

A press release I received recently was headlined: "WHY AREN'T YOUR KIDS TALKING TO YOU? Creators of Website for Teens, Tweens Suggest Parents Struggling to Connect with their Children Should Stay Real and Relevant."

This was a promotion for two ordained ministers who are trying to help parents and teenagers online.

They state: As kids enter the stages of life where they are highly sensitive to peer pressure and being "cool," the disconnect between parents and children seems to widen. Throw in the ever-changing lingo of youth and the pop culture they are exposed to, and the communication gap increases. So what are the keys to having a great relationship with your kids?

Um, one key might be as easy as not "exposing" your children to pop culture and peer pressure – no problem, no need for a solution.

As much as these two men likely are sincere about helping Christian parents talk to their teenagers, I wish their services weren't needed. Somehow I don't think many of their customers are we lazy homeschooling parents.

And please don't fool yourself into believing that a couple hours at youth group and a morning at church weekly will somehow neutralize the impact of 30 or more hours at school – especially when the influence a teen receives at a typical church youth setting often imitates the style and practices of a high-school campus. Parents, and especially fathers, are called to provide their children spiritual instruction (see Deuteronomy 6: 4-9); we are not to leave it to hired professionals and expect them to miraculously wash away the imprint of today's American youth culture. When I see my 18-year-old senior loving and respecting her parents and walking as a devoted believer, I wonder what kind of young woman she might have become if I had allowed the state to raise her the last 13 years. Would she know more of the world's ways and have a greater knowledge of the vast array of cuss words in the English language? Definitely. Would she buck the wishes and values of her parents in favor of the "values" of her peers? Most likely.

Of course, my daughter has become the person she is despite myriad mistakes I have made in the last few years. Only by God's grace can any parent raise a productive, well-adjusted child to adulthood. But why handicap yourself from the get-go by yielding so much control to the state and its demonstrably detrimental system of "education" – and the damaging peer influence that accompanies it?

There's an old saying: "Don't work harder, work smarter." Maybe that applies to raising children. For the lazy Christian parent: Work smart – homeschool your kids.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Barry's guest tonight is J. Matt Barber, Director of Cultural Affairs with Liberty Counsel and also serves as Associate Dean with Liberty University School of Law.

Liberty Counsel is a national nonprofit litigation, education and policy organization. Established in 1989, Liberty Counsel has offices in Florida, Virginia, Texas, and Washington, D.C., and also has hundreds of affiliate attorneys throughout the country.

In addition to his Juris Doctorate degree, Mr. Barber holds a Master of Arts in Public Policy from Regent University and a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management from Colorado Christian University.

A published freelance writer, many newspapers and online publications run his columns, including the Washington Examiner, The Washington Times’ Insight magazine, WorldNetDaily.com, TownHall.com and many more.

Mr. Barber formerly served as Policy Director for Cultural Issues with Concerned Women for America, was press secretary for an Illinois gubernatorial candidate and served twelve years in the Army National Guard. He was a law enforcement officer for three years and a corporate fraud investigator for five years.

Setting him apart from others in his field, Mr. Barber was an undefeated professional boxer, retiring in 2004. Several times prior to turning pro, he was a state and regional Golden Gloves champion, competing in the 1992 Western Olympic Trials and winning a Gold Medal in the 1993 Police and Fire World Games.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Forty-two years ago, I first had the honor and privilege of becoming a talk-radio host.

I was preceded in this realm by a colleague and cherished friend who is a linguistic genius. Barry Farber reads and speaks Chinese, Italian, Spanish, French, Norwegian, Russian and Serbo-Croatian, among the 25 languages in which he is fluent.

But millions of us continue to be intrigued by that Southern-fried English with which he has so pointedly charmed the airwaves for one-half of a century.

He was raised in Greensboro, N.C., but he was born in Baltimore, where I am honored to broadcast each night – and tonight, Oct. 5, to pay honor to this extraordinary colleague who celebrates a half-century in New York.

In 1960, he began as a talk-show host on WINS in New York. His program was titled "Barry Farber's Open Mic." That was the only talk-radio show on a station that was otherwise devoted to that on-air pseudo-musical horror called rock 'n' roll.

Two years later, he joined WOR, a station on which I broadcast years later.

In 1970, this enormously colorful and eloquent man ran for Congress – but was defeated by that extremist legend Bella Abzug.

Seven years later, he ran again – this time for mayor of New York – and lost again. But it was with such flourish that makes even a loss victorious, with huge enjoyment of the candidate as he enthralled the Big Apple.

While losing elections, he has never lost the respect and admiration of radio listeners and broadcasting colleagues.

His preparation for this on-air career included stints as the producer of the famed "Tex and Jinx Show" and later for William Safire.

In 1990, his show was nationally syndicated on ABC Radio, and he is now on CRN Digital Talk Radio on week nights, with a weekend show on Talk Radio Network.

He has been an adjunct professor of journalism at St. John's University and was named Talk-Show Host of the Year in 1991 by the National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts. In 2002, Talkers magazine ranked him as the ninth-greatest talk-show host of all time.

Barry is one of the very few of us with a distinct Southern drawl on air. That soothing verbal quality is mixed, mesmerizingly, with a mindful verbosity that is as sharp as the proverbial steel trap.

His book, "How to Learn Any Language," never specifies all of the 25 languages that his publicity materials say he's studied. He says in the book that when he was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1952, he was "tested and qualified for work in 14 different languages," and has since learned more.

His uniquely appealing method in doing commercials makes any product he endorses at the very least appealing, if not, tantalizing.

Sean Hannity, my friend on WCBM Baltimore, said in a Talkers magazine interview:

"I still stay in contact with Barry Farber. Every time I see him, I couldn't be happier to run into one of the great pioneers in our industry."

Les Kinsolving hosts a daily talk show for WCBM in Baltimore. His radio commentaries are syndicated nationally. He is White House correspondent for WorldNetDaily. His show can be heard on the Internet 9-11 p.m. Eastern each weekday. Before going into broadcasting, Kinsolving was a newspaper reporter and columnist – twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his commentary. Kinsolving's maverick reporting style is chronicled in a new book written by his daughter, Kathleen Kinsolving, titled, "Gadfly: The Life and Times of Les Kinsolving White House Watchdog."